NOVA"Making Stuff Cleaner"
David Pogue explores the science and business of clean energy, examining alternative ways to generate it, store it and distribute it. One scientist uses chicken feathers to create a cheap way to make hydrogen cars safer. Pogue looks at the dependency on a rare resource in South America to make lithium batteries and how scientists might devise a way for batteries to run on molten salts, abundant in the U.S. Part 3 of 4G

2:00 am

Rescuing The River: The Raritan
The Raritan River runs through the center of New Jersey, with upper reaches that are incredibly beautiful, providing a valuable source of water for more than a million people. But industry took hold of the lower Raritan early on and left its mark. This one-hour documentary, narrated by actor Avery Brooks, tells the compelling story of a river that has been profoundly contaminated over 200 years and of the extraordinary efforts to clean it up. D

3:00 am

Biz Kid$"A Biz: What Is It?"
You'll see that a successful business supplies goods or services and makes profit when it earns more money than it spends. Meet the junior high school boy who makes healthy dog biscuits, the high school twins with a cake decorating company, and the college student seeking investors for his successful corporation. D

3:30 am

Biz Kid$"How to Succeed In Biz-Ness By Really Trying!"
A business can be anything from babysitting to owning vending machines. You'll discover the three key steps to success: identifying a need, making a plan to fill a need, and taking action. Join us as we meet the prep school boy whose new take on the old school tie caused a sensation. D

4:00 am

Mechanical Universe And Beyond, The"Potential Energy"
Potential energy provides a powerful model for understanding why the world has worked the same way since the beginning of time. D

4:30 am

Democracy In America"Courts: Our Rule of Law"
This program examines the role of courts as institutions dedicated to conflict resolution, with the power both to apply and to interpret the meaning of law in trial and appeal courts. It shows the increased power of the Supreme Court through its use of judicial review and the difficulty of creating a judiciary that is independent of politics. D

Clifford The Big Red Dog"Mac's Secret Dog Club/The Dog Park"
Mac's Secret Dog Club - Mac starts a club and tries to exclude T-Bone. When Cleo and Clifford refuse to join without T-Bone, Mac gets lonely being the only member of such an "exclusive" club. Mac soon realizes that it's not fun to be left out and he opens the club to everyone. D

7:00 am

Arthur"Postcards from Buster, Parts I & II"
Postcards from Buster, Part I - Buster's going to New York City to meet his dad Bo, and the Reads are coming with him! He's thrilled . but won't his mom cry day and night, missing him? Luckily, Bitzi gives Buster a special present at the airport that will let him share his exciting trip with her -- a video camera! Postcards from Buster, Part II - In this special episode combining live-action and animation, the gang goes on a whirlwind tour of New York. As D.W. D

7:30 am

Martha Speaks"Martha Speaks Martha's Worst Best Day/Truman's Brother"
Martha's Worst Best Day - Why is Martha so grumpy? She's offended just about everybody with her insults. Truman's Brother - Truman and TD both wish they had a brother. If Skits and Martha can be sort of siblings, why can't the two of them?G

8:00 am

Curious George"Unbalanced/Curious George Vs. Winter"
George wants to be an acrobat and learns interesting things about freezing and melting.G

8:30 am

Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That!"No Night Today/Fun in the Sun"
No Night Today - Nick and Sally want to keep playing, but it's getting dark. Why does nighttime have to come? The Cat knows someone who can answer that question - Astronaut Audrey! With a trip to her International Space Station and a large model of the solar system, the kids learn that it's the earth's spinning near the sun that makes it night or day. Fun in the Sun - Phew it's hot! Too hot to play outside. D

9:00 am

Super Why!"The Story of Mother Goose"
Red is writing a new song but gets stuck because she simply can't think of the right word! To help her out, Super Why and his friends meet rhyming royalty - Mother Goose - just as she's starting to pen her legendary poeMs. Does Mother Goose pick her words at random, or is there a rhyme and reason to the way she composes her stories? Educational Objectives: To learn about word families. Kids will sing the alphabet and identify the letters G and O, practice the magic of spelling, and use the power to read to change the story. D

9:30 am

Dinosaur Train"Iggy Iguanodon/Shiny Can't Sleep"
Iggy Iguanodon - The Pteranodon family continues their World Tour and meets Iggy Iguanodon, a funny chap who shows them his unique way of walking while leading our family to some white cliffs where Dad is very excited to fish and dine! Shiny Can't Sleep - Shiny gets homesick while the Pteranodon family is away from home on their World Tour. She cannot sleep, so Mr. Pteranodon takes her around the Dinosaur Train and they observe the train at night and the activities of various nocturnal creatures. D

10:00 am

Sesame Street"Hansel & Gretel's Playdate with Big Bird"
Hansel and Gretel come to Sesame Street for a play date with Big Bird. As they walk to Big Bird's nest, Hansel realizes that he's not sure how to get back to the subway station afterwards. Gretel agrees and thinks they should leave a trail, so they leave a trail of cookie crumbs. D

11:00 am

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood"Daniel Shares His Tigertastic Car/Katerina Shares Her Tutu"
Daniel Shares his Tigertastic Car - Daniel and his friends are playing together in the park. Daniel has a new toy car and struggles to share it with the others. But in the end, Daniel learns that sharing is easy when he knows he will get his special toy back. D

11:30 am

Sid The Science Kid"Slide to the Side!"
Sid is trying out his new dance called "The Sid Slide To The Side!" On his room's hardwood floor, he boogies to the left, jumps to the right and then tries to slide to the side. But in his new sneakers, he can't slide.he just squeaks to a stop! Sid and his friends investigate how different materials and surfaces can create friction, causing something to slow down. D

12:00 pm

WordWorld"Duck's First Sleepover/One Hat Fits All"
Duck's First Sleepover - Duck attends his first sleep-over party but he's nervous about not sleeping in his nest for the first time. After a long night of fun games his friends calm his anxiety by building him a soft, fluffy nest. One Hat Fits All - Sheep, while practicing her magic act, loses her magicians top hat (it's quite blustery in Word World today). D

12:30 pm

Caillou"Knowing I'm Growing"
Caillou is getting bigger! Caillou's feet are growing, so Mommy takes him to the shoe store where the salesman measures his feet, and Caillou gets a new pair of shoes. But he's not as big as Andre, who can ride a big bike, or Sarah, who is losing a tooth and waiting for the Tooth Fairy. Caillou is reassured he's growing when the growth chart shows how tall he has become. D

1:00 pm

Barney & Friends"Best In Show and the Chase"
Best in Show: When the kids decide to have a Dog Show to show off their pets, BJ feels a little left out. He doesn't have a dog, and he sure wishes he did! A friend from the park shares her dog with BJ so he can join in the fun. Everyone has a great time and realizes that all of their dogs are winners! Educational theme: Sharing. D

1:30 pm

Thomas & Friends"Giving and Sharing"
When Victor has to be away from the Sodor Steam Works, Thomas is asked to take over for the day. Victor tries to tell Thomas how to run the Sodor Steam Works, but Thomas doesn't listen. He just wants to get started with his very special job. D

2:00 pm

Curious George"Unbalanced/Curious George Vs. Winter"
George wants to be an acrobat and learns interesting things about freezing and melting.G

2:30 pm

Martha Speaks"Martha Speaks Martha's Worst Best Day/Truman's Brother"
Martha's Worst Best Day - Why is Martha so grumpy? She's offended just about everybody with her insults. Truman's Brother - Truman and TD both wish they had a brother. If Skits and Martha can be sort of siblings, why can't the two of them?G

3:00 pm

The Electric Company"The Incredible Return-A-Ball"
Marcus sees a commercial for Francine's latest invention, The Return-a-ball, a ball that is supposed to come right back to you when you throw it. He can't resist buying it, but quickly discovers that it doesn't work. The rest of The Electric Company pitches in to help Marcus prove that Francine faked her commercial so he can get his pride and his money back. D

3:30 pm

WordGirl"The Invisi-Bill Hand/Birthday Town"
The Invisi-bill Hand - When Invisi-Bill and Big Left Hand Guy team up, Invisi-Bill quickly becomes jealous when he doesn't get any publicity for being the true villain that he is. WordGirl uses his need for fame to trick him into revealing himself. Birthday Town - At "Mr. Big's Birthday Time All the Time Party Supply Store" all of the parents are going crazy! They think every day is their child's birthday. D

4:00 pm

Wild Kratts"Kickin' It with the Roos"
When Chris and Martin meet up with a mob of Red kangaroos, they get their car keys stolen by a joey and have to figure out how to get them back from the tricky little guy. As they jump into the life of the roos to search for the missing keys, the brothers realize that animals live in different kinds of social groups and they have important behaviors that keep the group together and safe. But everybody wonders just how safe this search has become, when Chris and Martin get tangled up in a kickboxing match with the dominant male and caught in the middle of a dingo attack. D

4:30 pm

Cyberchase"A Whale of a Tale"
With special guest star Al Roker. A trip to R-Fair City nearly turns into a monster mash when Hacker abducts Glowla, a beautiful cyberlady who generates pure energy. Hacker is able to snatch Glowla by reprogramming her trick whale, Snout. D

5:00 pm

Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman"Do-Se-Dos and Do-Se-Don'ts"
Sammy and DJ learn how to square dance while Harsha and Jay learn about gorillas and their habitat at the zoo. D

5:30 pm

Nightly Business Report
American factories were going all out in September.a hopeful sign that the U.S. economy may be picking up. D

Antiques Roadshow"Salt Lake City, UT - Part 3"
Precious objects include a set of clubs once owned by Utah golf legend George "Gix" Von Elm, who also designed courses in eastern Idaho. Two Utah documents that date to 1857 are valued up to $15,000. Part 3 of 3G

8:00 pm

Market Warriors"Antiquing In Cumming, GA"
The show's experts encounter some Southern hospitality at the Lakewood 400 Antiques Market just outside Atlanta, Georgia. This week's challenge is to find vintage advertising, and in Coca-Cola country, there's plenty to find. Off-screen host Fred Willard points out some notable picks, including a rare Red Rock Cola piece, a Sterling Card case and an antique hobbyhorse.G

9:00 pm

Half The Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
This special presented by INDEPENDENT LENS is based on the book by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. Introduced by George Clooney, the episode follows reporter Kristof and celebrity advocate Eva Mendes into Sierra Leone to investigate gender-based violence. In Cambodia with Meg Ryan, Kristof visits a globally known leader in the anti-trafficking struggle. Gabrielle Union joins Kristof in Vietnam to visit former Microsoft executive John Wood, who started Room to Read . Part 1 of 2G